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BOSTON (AP) — A monument honoring a famed Civil War unit of Black soldiers is returning to downtown Boston, following a $3 million restoration . The bronze relief at the center the Robert Gould Shaw and Massachusetts 54th Regiment Memorial is expected to be hoisted back into place Wednesday on the Boston Common across from the Statehouse with the help of a crane. READ MORE: CVS Lists Teachers As Eligible For COVID Vaccine Appointments In Massachusetts The relief has been undergoing restoration for months at a studio in Woburn. Crews have also been onsite working to restore the monument’s marble and stone foundation. Officials say the project is on track to be substantially complete sometime next month. Long considered one of the nation’s greatest sculptures, the Shaw Memorial captures the stirring call to arms answered by Black soldiers who served in the unit, which was popularized in the 1989 Oscar-winning movie “Glory.” READ MORE: Watch Live @ 9 AM: Baker Announcement … [Read more...] about Shaw 54th Regiment Black Soldiers Memorial Back In Boston After $3 Million Restoration

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A Queens juice bar is the lucky recipient of a grant from a Beverly Hills make-up brand with a mission to help Black communities. Beauty brand Anastasia Beverly Hills pledged $1 million in June 2020 to support social and racial justice. READ MORE: Black History Is Our History: New Jersey Chapter Of Black Prosecutors Association Founded On Desire To Build Trust With Community In honor of Black History Month, the brand set aside grant money for Black-owned businesses. The Jamaica juice bar “The Nourish Spot” was one of the winners. READ MORE: Black History Is Our History: World Champion Gymnast Wendy Hilliard Uses Her Own Experience To Encourage Next Generation Of Black Athletes To Succeed Owner Dawn Kelly found out via Zoom that her business would receive $62,000. “We are a healthy food and beverage haven in southeast Jamaica, Queens, New York City, which is often called a food desert or a food swamp,” Kelly said. Kelly said she’s going … [Read more...] about Black-Owned Juice Bar In Queens Receives $62,000 Grant From Beverly Hills Beauty Brand

Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) said Tuesday on CNN’s “Tonight” that the Republican Party was engaged in “a war on black people as it relates to voting.” Anchor Don Lemon said, “The Supreme Court is hearing arguments today that could weaken voting rights in Arizona. Major push nationwide to make it harder for people to vote. What does this mean particularly for black voters?” Jackson Lee said, “Well, I think tragically we have not had this historic opposition to our rights since slavery, during the Jim Crow days and of course the harshness of the 1960s. The tragedy of this is an entire party, the Republican Party, is committed to voter suppression, committed to avoiding the opportunity of votes. Donald Trump laid out he only wants one day for votes. They don’t want opportunities for absentee ballot, extended voting, same-day registration, all things that empower young people and people of color, African-Americans.” She continued, “This is a war on black people as it … [Read more...] about Sheila Jackson Lee: Republicans Engaged in ‘War on Black People’ Voting

A handful of House Republicans are voicing concerns that proxy voting is giving Democrats a political advantage as they look to take back the majority in 2022. The topic was raised during a GOP conference meeting on Tuesday when Rep. Chip Roy Charles (Chip) Eugene Roy Some Republicans say proxy voting gives advantage to Democrats House passes sweeping protections for LGBTQ people GOP's Chip Roy vows to fight Equality Act in court MORE (R-Texas), who does not agree with proxy voting, noted multiple Republican lawmakers voted via proxy citing the pandemic while speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Fla., on Friday. Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), who represents a swing district, then made the case that changes by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy Pelosi Biden coronavirus relief bill tests narrow Democratic majority Some Republicans say proxy voting gives advantage to Democrats Gun violence prevention groups optimistic … [Read more...] about Some Republicans say proxy voting gives advantage to Democrats

Black Lives Matter supporting fast-fashion giant Boohoo and its suppliers are facing an import ban from the United States over allegations that the British-based company employs slave labour. During the height of the Black Lives Matter unrest in the U.S. and the UK last summer, Boohoo’s social media account took up the Hollywood trend of posting an image of a black square alongside the hashtag #blackouttuesday in supposed solidarity with the Marxist BLM movement. Just one month prior, however, the company was embroiled in a scandal over the use of alleged slave labour in its factories in the industrial British city of Leicester. Boohoo denies the claims. Now, the company is facing a possible investigation from U.S. Customs and Border Protection following a series of petitions launched by a campaign group that fights against modern-day slavery. British lawyer Duncan Jepson, who runs the Liberty Shared campaign group, told Sky News: “The evidence of Boohoo and forced labour … [Read more...] about BLM Supporting UK Fashion Company Faces U.S. Ban over Slave Labour Claims